Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Cao Jun debated for two hours, and finally found that there was no sign of Zhang Fei's ambush. The reason why the people in the city did not dare to go out was because Zhang Fei's transportation of grain made them jump around. They were worried that their property would be robbed, so everyone Close the door and shut the door and dare not go to the street.

After Cao Hong settled in Xiabian, his old illness relapsed. He accused more than a dozen wealthy households in the city of collaborating with the enemy, and took away their wealth and beautiful maidservants for his own enjoyment. Unfortunately, Zhang Fei finally took them away. Xiabian treasury is now bigger than Cao Cao's. The face is still clean.

Zhang Fei rewarded his subordinates with the looted supplies and beautiful maidservants, so that those soldiers were willing to fight guerrillas with him and maintained a very high combat effectiveness.

Cao Cao was furious at being 'played' by Zhang Fei. Just as he was about to find Zhang Fei to skin and cramps, the scouts found Zhang Fei in the south of Xiabian. It was initially determined that there were only a few hundred people.

"This black servant is so arrogant, who is willing to kill him for Gu?"

Cao Cao raised the case and pointed to all the generals in the hall to ask questions. Because Zhang Fei had long been known as a villain, no one of the generals who accompanied him invited him, and everyone lowered their heads one after another.

"Zhongkang, do you dare to fight Zhang Fei?"

Cao Cao thought to himself that Zhang Fei, the enemy of thousands, was indeed not someone to wait for. He was afraid that only the Tiger Marquis Xu Chu would be able to fight by his side, so he ignored the embarrassment of the situation and directly ordered the general.

"The final general is willing to cut off Zhang Fei's head and come back to offer it to the King of Wei." Xu Chu had no fear on his face and spoke forcefully.

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, "Zhang Fei seems to be diligent, Wen Lie, I will go with Zhongkang (Xu Chu) with [-] soldiers alone, I hope you can bring back good news."

"only."

Cao Xiu saw that Xu Chu was with the army, at least someone confronted Zhang Fei, and his confidence in winning was a little bit more.

Xu Chu and Cao Xiu went to Zhang Fei to seek a battle. Zhang Fei fled into the mountains to the south after cursing a few words.

Zhang Fei kept a certain distance from Cao Jun. Cao Xiu and Xu Chu went around two or three valleys, and suddenly someone threw stones on the left and right hillsides.

"Sure enough, Zhang Fei set up an ambush here. Let's get out of the valley quickly." Seeing this, Cao Xiu was about to retreat.

Xu Chu grabbed Cao Xiu's rein and said, "Join the army and listen to me. I see that there are only a few rocks falling on the slope. It must be Zhang Fei playing tricks. If you leave here, you may be reprimanded by the king of Wei. Don't forget our false alarm."

Cao Xiu was taken aback when he heard that, could it be that Xu Chu was a bystander?

"General Xu is right. He ordered the whole army to move forward cautiously, but he also sent someone to report to King Wei. After all, Zhang Fei's troops are quite large. If there is a large-scale ambush, it would be unimaginable." Cao Xiu stroked to analyze.

Chapter 5 and Five

Cao Cao was suspicious after receiving Cao Xiu's battle report. After entering the city, he had verified the total strength of Zhang Fei. He had less than 1 mixed Hu and Han soldiers, of which only 5000 were left from the elite Han soldiers brought from Yizhou.

Cao Xiu and Xu Chu brought the elite of the Central Plains, but they still sent the champion general Yang Qiu with [-] troops to support them.

Not long after general Yang Qiu led his troops out of the city, the scouts found Ma Chao with two hundred cavalry wandering wantonly in the northern area of ​​Xiabian, as if mocking Cao Jun's incompetence.

Cao Cao sensed a hint of conspiracy, so he first sent people to spy on him, but he didn't rush to send troops to conquer, because there were only [-] tiger and leopard cavalry left in the city, and it was impossible for this army to be handed over to outsiders, and Xiabian City also needed army guards.

At present, only Lu Zhao and Cheng Yin, the surrendered general from Xiliang, remained in Xiabian. Cao Cao didn't know the real strength of Ma Chao, let alone who he and Zhang Fei were feinting and who was the main attacker. All [-] soldiers were dispatched.

Cao Cao left Zhang Ji to defend himself, and personally led [-] soldiers to conquer Ma Chao, who was "reckless".

Facing the former defeated general, Cao Cao didn't feel much pressure at all, but after real contact, he found that Ma Chao had also improved.

Ma Chao and Zhang Fei also hid in the mountains, and their whereabouts were always within the 'monitoring' range of Cao Jun's scouts.After Cao Jun entered the mountain, he could not see but could not touch, and felt the tension between lovers.

There were very few soldiers who followed Ma Chao and Zhang Fei into the mountain, each of them brought only a few hundred mountain elites, and the main force followed Lei Ding and others into Shenlang Qiang to hide.

Because there are few people to hide and the boat is small to turn around, Cao Jun from the north and the south were lured to detour in the mountains.

Cao Cao found something wrong after walking around the mountain for a few days, but he refused to admit that he was played by the reckless man Ma Chao, so he had no choice but to chase after him.

More than ten days later, Shi Liu Ye, the commander of the march, said, "King Wei, it is difficult to transport food, grass and supplies for marching in the mountains. Ma Chao seems to have no intention of fighting with us. Why continue this cat-and-mouse game with him?"

"Zi Yang's words are justified. Now that Ma'er has become a mountain mouse, Gu has no intention of playing with him. He withdraws his troops and goes back to argue. I don't know what happened to Wen Lie and Zhongkang."

Cao Cao ordered the rear team to change to the front team on the donkey down the slope, and then led the army to slowly retreat to the north valley.

The soldiers returned to Xiabian, but Cao Xiu and Xu Chu did not return, so Cao Cao hurriedly sent scouts to look for them.

As a result, the situation in the south was similar to that in the north. Zhang Fei had more tricks than Ma Chao. He often used himself as a bait to lure Xu Chu to chase him, and occasionally drove wild beasts to attack Cao Jun, making Cao Xiu's pursuit very uncomfortable.

Cao Jun in the south also withdrew to Xiabian. During the 20-day pursuit, there were basically no casualties in the two southern routes.

Cao Cao sat in the prefect's mansion with a pale face, and all the civil and military men in the hall were drinking their own wine. At this time, everyone no longer laughed at Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen.

It's not that they are incompetent, but that the other party is a rogue.

"It's a pity that Jia Wenhe is not here. He should have a way to deal with Zhang Fei and Ma Chao." Cao Cao couldn't help sighing as he watched the other ministers remain silent.

Liu Ye blushed, he was also the main counselor of Cao Ying, and he couldn't solve the master's problems, so what is the meaning of existence?He went out of the squad and said: "Zhang Fei and Ma Chao have few troops, so they dare not fight us head-on. It will be disadvantageous for the army to follow them and seek battle."

"Can Ziyang help me?" Cao Cao was full of expectations.

Liu Ye bowed and replied: "My lord, why don't you stay in Wudu and leave an army behind, or take the main force to Yangping Pass to fight Liu Bei. After Liu Bei is defeated, it will not be too late to return to the division to conquer them."

Cao Cao looked dignified and did not speak. Liu Ye's suggestion had already been drafted in his heart, but he was rejected by himself in the end, because none of the generals in the army could challenge the leader.

"Although Zi Yang's words are good, who can stay here?"

Cao Cao didn't think of a good solution, so he had to put forward Liu Ye's plan to test who the generals in the palace would accept. When everyone was looking at each other, Zhang Ji, the governor of Yongzhou, got up and walked to his seat.

"The king of Wei, Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao deliberately harassed them, but they did not fight because they relied on the mountainous areas. They obtained food and supplies from the Qiang and Di tribes, and they plundered the cities of Wudu. Although they rounded up the cunning tigers It’s not easy, but there are still ways to make it incapable of hurting people.”

Cao Cao crossed his legs and sat back with his bent body. Zhang Ji's analysis seemed to have something to say.

"De Jong seems to have a way to catch a tiger? Tell me quickly to solve my doubts."

Zhang Ji bowed and bowed again, saying: "Zhang Fei and Ma Chao are like bandits at this time. They survive by looting houses and fighting to support them. If the king of Wei is willing to fortify the walls and clear the fields in Wudu, how will they survive if they have no place to plunder? "

"What De Jong means..."

Liu Ye hesitated to speak, fortifying the wall and clearing the country is a bad move that hurts both sides. He didn't know if Cao Cao would adopt it.

"There are more than 20 households in Wudu, and there are more than [-] people who are not registered. Why doesn't the king of Wei move all his people to Tianshui, Jingzhao and other places? It can just make up for the population that Sanfu moved out over the years." Zhang both explained.

As soon as Liu Ye heard it, he thought it was a good guy. It turned out that Zhang wanted to move the people of Wudu to Yongliang to make up for the lack of population in the Jingzhao area due to the war. Thousands of people, it is a pity that Xia Houyuan kept the people here.

Seeing that Cao Cao was moved, Liu Ye hastily advised him, "Does De Jong know how much corvee will be required for the migration of such a large population? Maybe Yongliang and Liangzhou don't have the strength to support them?"

One hundred thousand teachers, one of the third.

At this time, there were more than 30 people in Wudu. Cao Cao had more than [-] soldiers in Wudu and Yangping Pass, and more than [-] people in logistics. He needed to recruit nearly a million people to serve in corvee. Yongliang can't recruit so many civilians now. .

"The king of Wei sits in the northern Kyushu. Even if Yongliang does not have this strength, there are still millions of people in the Central Plains available. This may be the most stable way at present." Zhang Ji's eyes were firm.

"There have been many rebellions in the country over the past few years, and Hou Yin of Wancheng turned against him by levying corvée. If he is not careful, it may cause shocks in the world. The King of Wei must think twice." Liu Ye continued to advise.

When Cao Cao heard that both sides made sense, he frowned and didn't know how to make up his mind.

Zhang Ji shook his head and smiled wryly: "The so-called military speed is precious, as long as Liu Bei in Hanzhong can be defeated as soon as possible, the short-term corvee may not be able to shake the country's foundation, but the army has been consumed by Zhang Fei for a long time in Wudu, the outcome of this Hanzhong battle is..."

"What De Jong said is true. If you continue to waste your time here, you will fall into the trap of that black guy. You have decided to move out immediately." Cao Cao finally decided on a plan.

From Wudu to Tianshui, you need to take Qishan Road, and to Jingzhao, you need to take Chencang Road in the east. Because the road is narrow and difficult to walk, the time span of migration will be very long, so soldiers and horses need to be escorted, otherwise Zhang Fei and Ma Chao will definitely come look for a job.

Cao Cao left Cao Xiu [-] soldiers to cooperate with Yongzhou Zhang to relocate the people, and he led the main force to Yangping to find Liu Bei for a decisive battle.

Chapter 5 and Six Set a Trap, Cao Cao Drives

In February of the 24th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao returned to Yangping Pass after a few years.

After Cao Cao arrived, he found that although Yangping had tens of thousands of troops, he had never had any battle with Liu Bei. In addition to Liu Bei's passive avoidance of battle, it was also related to the confusion of generals at Yangping Pass.

Xia Houyuan died in the battle at Dingjunshan, and Guo Huai and Du Xi jointly elected Zhang Yun to be the acting governor. After Cao Cao received the news in Chang'an, he even gave Zhang Yun a false holiday to supervise the Hanzhong military forces, and Zhang Yun appointed Guo Huai as Sima.

Zhang Yun held the Cao Cao Festival in his hands, and Xu Huang of Nanzheng also obeyed his general's order to ensure that the grain and grass were transported to Yangping along the north bank of Mian River.

Under the deployment of Zhang He, Cao Jun in Hanzhong ensured that the grain road between Yangping Pass and Nanzheng was unblocked, and he also did a good job in monitoring the shipbuilding of Liu Beijun on the south bank. The problem occurred after Cao Hong arrived at Yangping Pass.

Cao Hong and Cao Zhen arrived at Yangping Pass with an army of 5. The number of defenders at Yangping Pass instantly became more than [-]. In addition, the total strength of Xu Huang's troops in Nanzheng was equal to that of Liu Bei's army.

At this time, Liu Bei was still building ships on the south bank at a leisurely pace. He had no intention of crossing the Mianshui River and attacking Yangping Pass.

Zhang He did not choose to take the initiative to cross the river to fight Liu Bei under the conditions of equal strength and complete warships. It was not because he still wanted to fight at this time, but mainly because he could not command the clan generals Cao Hong and Cao Zhen.

Because of Cao Hong's lack of ability, his official position at this time was General Protectorate, and his duty was to supervise the other generals in the army. Although this was a vain position with no real power, he was too senior and was one of the four generals of Cao's clan. I don't dare to provoke the existence.

Cao Zhen is not as qualified as Zhang Yun, but he is Cao Cao's favorite adopted son. Before he was conferred the title of General Conquering Shu, he served as the third commander of the Cao Army. This position was to command the personal guards and the imperial army. Cao Cao's confidant Shi Huan, and Xia Houyuan who died in Dingjun Mountain.

Zhang He didn't dare to command Cao Hong and Cao Zhen, and the two clans also didn't dare to take over Zhang He's command because of Zhang He's integrity. They just muddled along until Wei Wang Cao Cao came.

After Cao Cao arrived, the issue of command power was easily solved. He considered that the issue of corvee must be resolved quickly.

Looking at the map of Hanzhong's east-west direction, Cao Cao frowned and snorted coldly: "The big-eared thief wants to fight with us, how can Gu follow his will? It seems that we must dig a trap for him."

Liu Ye saw that Cao Cao's eyes fell on the vicinity of Nanzheng, so he tried to guess: "Liu Bei will occasionally send troops across the Mian River to attack our army's grain road. Could it be that King Wei intends to use grain as bait?"

Cao Cao shook his head, "Raiding Liang Dao can't attract Liu Bei's main force. Don't the big-eared thieves want Hanzhong? Get Xu Gongming back to Yangping Pass, and let's hand over Nanzheng to Liu Bei."

"King Wei, what do you mean?" Cao Hong asked anxiously.

Cao Zhen, Zhang Yun, Guo Huai and other generals in the big tent were very puzzled, thinking how could they send the city away before the battle started?

"Just do what Gu said." Cao Cao played tricks.

"Wei." Liu Ye responded with cupped hands, as if he understood Cao Cao's intentions.

A few days later, according to Cao Cao's military order, Xu Huang marched along the north bank of Mianshui to Yangping Pass with great fanfare, fearing that Liu Bei's scouts on the south bank would not be able to find him.

When Xu Huang arrived at Yangping Pass, the scouts released by Cao Cao were patrolling back and forth by the Mian River, paying close attention to the movement of Yizhou soldiers on the south bank.

It's a pity that after two days of observation and the letter sent by the soldiers and horses left behind in Nanzheng, it was learned that Liu Bei was indifferent to the "pie falling from the sky".

Cao Cao stood beside the Mian River and sighed: "The big-eared thief has an expert around him, and he can actually see Gu's strategy. This fellow is not easy to deal with now."

"My lord intends to turn to the hostess and give up Nanzheng to lure Liu Bei to go, and then use heavy troops to cut off their food supply and trap them to death in Hanzhong?" Liu Ye continued to speculate.

Cao Cao smiled awkwardly. Liu Ye also saw what he thought was a clever strategy, and he must not be able to hide it from Pang Tong, who is known as Fengchu.

"The big-eared thief avoids the battle because of cowardice. He doesn't come to fight with Gu Gan, but Gu Gan crosses the river to find the battle. Where Miao Cai lost his glory, Gu will find it for him somewhere." Cao Cao snorted coldly.

Liu Ye nodded, "If the king of Wei crosses the river from here to the village on the south bank, we can also shorten the distance of grain and grass transportation and reduce the risk of grain and grass being attacked by Liu Bei. However, Liu Bei's main force is building ships on the opposite bank, so crossing the river from here may be half-crossed by the other party. Instead of attacking, why not lead the troops to cross again to the east? This way we can turn around and outflank the rear.”

Cao Cao shook his head when he heard this: "How can Liu Bei's simple and crude boats block our warships? The big-eared thieves crossing the river from this will certainly not be able to resist, and looking east to find a place where there is no one to cross the river, our army's flanks will be easily attacked. As far as the ambush by Liu Bei's soldiers, Zhang Fei has learned so well, and the big-eared thieves have Pang Tong and Fa Zheng to help them, and the bad water in their stomachs is probably more than the scum in front of them..."

"Uh... Wei Wang is wise." Liu Ye hastily complimented him.

Cao Cao turned around and put his hands behind his back, and said leisurely: "Let's go, now go back to the camp and deploy."

"only."

Cao Cao returned to Yangping Guan and gathered the generals and said: "The so-called first attack is controlled by others. Liu Bei wanted to confront our army in Mianshui. Gu decided to take the initiative to attack. Zi Yang (Liu Ye) and Zi Lian (Cao Hong) prepared their ships as soon as possible. Zi Xu ( Du Xi) was in charge of allocating food and grass in Guanzhong, and the rest of the generals immediately prepared their troops and horses, and two days later boarded their ships and attacked the south bank in the morning."

"Wei." The civil and military personnel in the tent responded in unison.

After Xu Huang agreed, he hesitated to say anything, but Cao Cao felt that he seemed to have something to say, so he stretched out his hand to stop and asked in harmony, "What does Gongming want to say?"

"The supply of food and grass for our army is transferred from Baoshui to Mianshui in the south. There is a distance of tens of hundreds of miles in Hanzhong. Liu Beiai sent people to harass Mianshui along the way. Now Nanzheng's defenders are scarce and less than a thousand. , unable to effectively support the grain road in the eastern section, I will eventually ask Ying to lead troops to guard the safety of the grain road." Xu Huang said sonorously.

"Gongming is thoughtful, and the king of Wei should agree to his request." Liu Ye stood up and spoke for Xu Huang.

Cao Cao thought Xu Huang was brave and good at fighting, so he couldn't show his full potential when he was sent to guard food. At this time, Cao Cao suddenly saw Zhang Yun with a stern expression, so he looked at him and said, "Gongming, I still have other uses. Jun Yi is always cautious. How about you ten thousand soldiers and horses to protect food?"

"The last general takes orders." Zhang Yun responded decisively.

"King Wei, then..."

Seeing that Zhang Yun had picked his own peaches, Xu Huang couldn't help asking about his mission.

"The big-eared thief acts recklessly. He can harass our army's food road, but I can't cut off his food road? As long as Liu Bei's stronghold of Jinniu Road is broken, what do I think he will eat in Dingjun Mountain?" Cao Cao sneered.

Guo Huai followed up and said: "King Wei, the last general was ordered by the governor of Miaocai to attack Liu Bei's Mianbei camp, but the terrain there is narrow and difficult to defend..."

Cao Cao walked to the map hanging in the tent, pointed to a place outside Yangping Pass and said, "Liu Beineng sent people to cross Zouma Ridge and then attack Maming Pavilion Road, why don't we use the route of the Big Ear Thief?"

Guo Huai was taken aback when he heard this, and thought that the king of Wei really had a better move.

Chapter 5 and Seven

Seeing that Guo Huai's expression was different, Cao Cao ordered proudly: "Zi Dan (Cao Zhen), after Gu leads the army to cross the river, you lead the soldiers of your headquarters out of Yangping Pass and attack Liu Bei's Mianbei camp with all your strength."

"Wei." Cao Zhen clasped his fists out of class.

"Gong Ming."

"The end is here."

Cao Cao looked at Xu Huang and said solemnly: "You led an army out of Ma Ming Pavilion, secretly crossed Zou Ma Ridge to attack behind, and flanked Zidan back and forth to pull out Liu Bei's stronghold. Do you have the confidence to fight me?"

"The last general takes orders." Xu Huang responded sonorously.

Just a few days after Cao Cao came to Yangping Pass, he found a way to defeat Liu Bei. Several rounds of deployment had a high level of tactics, and all the generals in the tent felt that victory was in sight.

"Let's go get ready soon." Cao Cao announced the disbandment with a big wave of his hand.